Table of Contents

About the author ix

Acknowledgements xi

Foreword xiii

Introduction xvii

1 Could everyone please shut up about happiness? 1

2 The completion myth 13

3 Easy sucks 29

4 What allows us to strive 55

5 The dangers of avoiding the struggle 75

6 The gift of struggle 91

7 Making struggle your friend 111

8 Striving effectively: foreground behaviours 127

9 Striving effectively: background behaviours 167

10 The future of work 193

11 Helping others strive 201

Conclusion 215

Index 219

About the Author

DR ADAM FRASER is a peak performance researcher who helps people strive to achieve better fulfilment in everything they do. He has worked with people from all walks of life, including elite athletes, the military and business leaders.